Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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